With Veterans Day starting off this week, I have been examining the Department of Defense/Veterans Administrations guidelines concerning prenatal genetic testing. So far, the guidelines provide the most robust recommendations for pre-test counseling. Here, however, is where the guidelines fall short. Continue Reading
November 15, 2013
Where the DoD/VA prenatal testing guidelines fall short: the need for post-test counseling
November 14, 2013
When expectant moms learn more about prenatal testing, what do they choose?
Yesterday's post shared how the Department of Defense/Veterans Administration guidelines recognize the need for genetic counseling when offering prenatal testing. One of the methods was group counseling, in which the guidelines said participants learned best as compared to individual counseling or decision aids. What do participants choose then, that have learned best through group counseling? Continue Reading
November 13, 2013
DoD: counseling needed for Down syndrome prenatal testing
On Monday, Veterans Day, I featured the prenatal testing guidelines for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Administration (VA). Those guidelines make clear the need for patient counseling when offering prenatal testing for Down syndrome and other genetic conditions. Continue Reading
November 12, 2013
Happy Anniversary for Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing
This blog was launched on November 12, 2012. Here's why I launched the blog, the most viewed post from the past year, a post needing some more views, and a request if you've found this blog useful over the past year. Continue Reading
November 11, 2013
What does the Department of Defense say about Down syndrome prenatal testing?
With today being Veterans Day in the United States, let's see what the Department of Defense says about prenatal testing for Down syndrome. Continue Reading
November 8, 2013
Not a termination rate. An elimination rate.
If you haven't noticed, a while back I added a "News" page to the blog (you can find the link under the tab for "Articles" on the homepage). Here's a news item where a 90% termination rate would actually be lower than what is happening. Continue Reading
November 7, 2013
My daughter is not a ret*rd: Sephora’s Celebut*rd, Miami Dolphins’ N-word, & 12 Years a Slave
How a lipstick label, hazing in the NFL, and an Oscar-favorite film inform how we view other people: Continue Reading
November 6, 2013
The Case for Conserving Disability
Following up on a previous post, here's highlights from "the case for conserving disability" by Rosemarie Garland-Thomson. I hope the quoted selections below suggest the ability to completely change your perspective on disability that Garland-Thomson's article did when I read it. Continue Reading
November 5, 2013
The limitations of genetic testing: how a mom was told her son with Down syndrome would run the New York City marathon
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This past weekend was the New York City marathon. Among the 50,000 runners was Jimmy Jenson, who no one could have expected he would be there on the day he was born. Continue Reading
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